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Fur Takers Convention a Success

Trappers, predator callers and animal-damage-control professionals from throughout the Midwest convened in Barnum, Minn., June 14 to 17 at the Fur Takers of America national convention.

Trapping supply dealers from as far away as North Carolina, New Jersey and Utah, as well as many more from Midwestern states, offered deals on traps, tools, lure, bait and fur-handling supplies. Ardell Grawe of Wahpeton, N.D., (pictured at left) offered wood stretchers, lure and lure ingredients to convention shoppers.

In addition to continuous skinning and fur-handling presentations, a full slate of educational demonstrations was held at the center of the Carlton County Fairgrounds in east-central Minnesota. Roy Greenfield (pictured at right), a member of the FTA Governing Board, taught sessions about predator calling, while trapping supply dealer and noted raccoon trapper Red o’Hearn (pictured below) presented an informative look at catching ‘coons.